Gov. Tim Walz signs historic bill legalizing marijuana in Minnesota
Use, possession and home-growing become legal on Aug. 1, while retail sales are likely at least a year away
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May 31, 2023
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
Leili Fatehi, campaign manager for MN is Ready, shook hands with Gov. Tim Walz after the bill signing Tuesday.
Minnesota became the 23rd state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana for adults after Gov. Tim Walz signed the measure into law on Tuesday.
Starting Aug. 1, marijuana use and possession will be decriminalized and home-growing of cannabis plants will become legal for people 21 and older. The state will also begin expunging marijuana convictions from Minnesotans' records in August. But the start of retail sales is likely at least a year away.
The bill signing marked a watershed moment for Minnesota, which legalized medical cannabis nearly a decade ago but had seen efforts to allow recreational marijuana repeatedly stall at the State Capitol.
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